Etymology

Milner

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Today it means: A surname originating as an occupation for a miller. Full definition →

Middle English mylnere
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  1. Middle English · derived frommylnere“miller”
  2. English todayMilner

* As an English surname, variant of Miller, retaining the -n- of Middle English mylnere (“miller”). * As a German surname, variant of Müller, Mueller.

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